Industries
Medical Equipment & Healthcare
Enhancing safety, precision and ergonomics in clinical environments
Market challenge
- Medical imaging and surgical systems increasingly require safe, contactless interaction to protect both patients and medical staff.
- Imaging arms and robotic tools must move close to the body without risk of collision or discomfort.
- Touch-based interfaces raise hygiene and contamination concerns, especially in sterile environments.
- In radiology, minimizing X-ray dose while maintaining image quality is a constant priority.
- There is growing demand for compact, embedded sensing that can be invisibly integrated into robotic arms or mobile systems.
Our expertise
FOGALE Sensors offers capacitive sensing technologies tailored to medical and surgical environments, including:
- SENSKIN proximity detection for motorized arms (C-arms, mobile robots)
- Real-time multi-directional distance monitoring between machine and patient/operator
- Enables optimized approach and trajectory control to minimize unnecessary radiation exposure
- Supports implementation of the ALARA principle (As Low As Reasonably Achievable), reducing X-ray dose without compromising image quality
- Flexible or rigid electrodes, integrated under plastic covers, immune to cleaning, EMI, or vibration
- Recalibration-free electronics adapted to hospital constraints and OEM integration
- Over 20 years of experience with leading medical OEMs in imaging and surgical systems
Proven applications
- Improve patient and operator safety and comfort through intelligent proximity detection
- Eliminate the need for barriers or emergency stop zones around robotic or imaging systems
- Comply with ALARA regulations by controlling source-to-body distance with sub-centimeter accuracy
- Reduce operator fatigue and increase efficiency with ergonomic, contactless control
- Integrate seamlessly into your OEM platform with proven, compact technology
Key Benefits
- SENSKIN : Anti-Collision Systems for medical imaging equipment including :
- Capacitive proximity sensors for robotic arms, fixed and mobile scanners C-Arms
- Embedded Conditioners and Custom Electrodes for OEM integration
- Touchless HMI Modules for surgical or sterile environments